Description
Marking the centennial anniversary of the Hungarian Scout Association,the Magyar Nemzeti Bank issued this base metal collector coin with a fitting 100 forint denomination. The Association was officially founded at 28 December 1912, while the first groups in Hungary have already been formed two years before. The coin has a special dodecagonal shape, which is unique in the history of the modern forint collector coins.
Front: The obverse of the collector coin bears a representation of the Hungarian scout lily whose three stems are bound at mid-section by the Holy Crown of Hungary. The standard elements: the legend ‘HUNGARY’, the value numeral ‘100’ to the left of the main motif, the inscription ‘FORINT’ to the right, the mint year ‘2012’ to the left of the central stem and the mint mark ‘BP.’ to the right feature on the obverse of the coin.
Back:The reverse of the collector coin bears a half-figure representation of a boy scout, standing in left profile, blowing his horn, and the inscription ‘HUNGARIAN SCOUTING ASSOCIATION’ (MAGYAR CSERKÉSZSZÖVETSÉG) in a circular legend. The initials of designer Zoltán Tóth feature below, near the edge of the coin.
Keywords:history, scout, non-ferrous metal, 2012
